Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31398341-20170409101440/@comment-31398341-20170805085752

Rank Changes / Updates:

Mega Lucario : A >>> A+

Sheer power, Swords Dance, reliable priority, speed and good offensive typing of Mega Lucario is too good to be at the same level to Mega Lopunny, Mega Gyarados and Mega Mawile.

Mega Altaria : B+ >>> C+

Extremely inferior to Mega Salamence on Dragon Dance set for obvious reasons. It is also not much of a powerful special attacker. With average special attack and inability to equip items like Life Orb, its power is average at best. Cotton Guard is a gimmick after Toxic is more common.

Arcanine : B+ >>> B-

Overshadowed by other fire types, specifically Heatran, which has better defensive typing and far better movepool. The niche it has are better physical defense and reliable recovery, but not enough to compete with Heatran's power, utility and unique move, Magma Storm.

Toxapex : A

Excellent defensive stats, typing, movepool and ability is enough to justify A. It is also a good Toxic Spikes user. Almost completely replaces Tentacruel except that it cannot use Rapid Spin and has less offensive stats.

Volcarona : A

Quiver Dance is what makes it powerful. Firium Z can also be used as a STAB nuke, which is insanely powerful. It is the best Quiver Dance user in the game since it has good offensive typing and decent base stats. While Fire + Bug STAB combination is resisted by many pokemon, Hidden Power Ice or Ground can be used to check dragon types and other fire types, respectively.

Feel free to discuss anything about rankings, including unranked mons.